Dinner 2020/21
filed in News on Dec.22, 2020
With the wide disruption due to Covid-19, there pSTOIC dinne for 2020/21 has been cancelled.
filed in News on Dec.22, 2020
With the wide disruption due to Covid-19, there pSTOIC dinne for 2020/21 has been cancelled.
filed in News on Jan.14, 2020
Many thanks to Olivier for introduction:
It was a great night, y’all and great to catch up with everyone! Thanks to Ronjoy for the great organisation! Special mention goes to Kevin who won the “Bring Something Blue” competition by bringing in his own competitive game that could occasionally flash blue LEDs. 2nd Place went to a blue USB cable that lit up, brought by Matthew and 3rd place to a good old fashioned blue Smurf brought by Rex.
Thanks folks and see you next year!
and now to Martin’s magnificent report:
Special thanks go to Ronjoy for organising this year’s event (15 people). After a pre-Christmas planning meeting at the The Wheatsheaf off Oxford Street, it was decided to go with Sticky FINGERS in High Street Kensington again for this year’s venue. Rex and Alan suggested meeting beforehand at The Britannia.
This year’s theme was bring something Blue. Items included:
Thanks go to Andy for making the composite medal (full write-up). Kevin’s reaction game was especially popular, even the restaurant staff had a go.
This year’s judge was Megan. After a rigorous hands-on appraisal of the various entries, Megan announced the following results:
Bring something stoic
Please visit http://www.g7oli.co.uk/bodge_events.py?19-pStoicJan2020 for all the pictures.
filed in News on Jan.24, 2019
Many thanks to Martin for this magnificent report.
the 2019 Trophy
Thanks go to Olivier, Rex and Alan for a great job organising this year’s event (17 people!). Another change of plan was needed for this year, the Wildwood restaurant in Gloucester Road had closed, but as luck would have it, Sticky FINGERS in High Street Kensington was back. Rex and Alan suggested meeting beforehand at The Britannia. Jez brought a selection of his 3D printed cube puzzles to keep us busy. Olivier turned up with a surprise bonus guest – Yazan. By special request, Doug brought back his amazing clockwork bird box.
This year’s theme was bring something Foreign. Items included:
Thanks go to Andy for making the wire medal (full write-up), and to Rex for making the runners up 3D printed PSTOIC bodge owls.
This year’s judges were Yazan, Steve and Richard. After a long discussion (and possible disqualifications), Yazan announced the following:
Bring something blue
Pictures – see http://www.g7oli.co.uk/bodge_events.py?18-pStoicJan2019
filed in News on Jan.16, 2019
Any past or current member of STOIC – Student Television of Imperial College is invited to come to the annual dinner 2019.
This year we are back on familiar ground with a meal booked at Sticky Fingers in High Street Kensington. Noted for it’s Ribs, it was also temporariyl home to a large stone sculpture, brought by Bryan one year to the dinner. Amazingly they have forgotten about this and are allowing us to return.
https://www.britanniakensington.co.uk/
This is a Youngs pub near the restaurant albeit on the opposite side of Ken High Street. There should be plenty of space to mix and mingle before we head over to the food. Gmap https://goo.gl/maps/cR98N625WX72
1 Phillimore Gardens, Kensington, London W8 7QB
Sit down to eat at 8pm
Party menu only please – SFK-PARTY-MENU1
Info and map: https://www.stickyfingers.co.uk/contact/
The theme for this year’s dinner is “Bring something foreign”. A few days to go and we currently have 20 places booked so should be a fantastic event this year.
filed in News on Jan.26, 2018
There was a change of plan for this year’s meetup. It was decided (after a number of pre-meetups) to pick a venue suitable for showing some of the old STOIC material from back in the day. Olivier found a suitable room at the Stick’n’Bowl Chinese, but an upstairs room at the Zetland Arms in South Ken was finally decided upon. After a bit of bodging and gaffer tape, a projector and screen were setup showing material cobbled together from a number of sources. Alan and Rex were offering copies on USB sticks.
Olivier had earlier been to visit the Imperial College Archives and made a valuable contact with the curator there. However despite getting access to the actual tape storage area was unable to find many Umatic tapes of Features from 1989-1994. Plenty of news tapes from that period though. The search continues!
This year’s theme was bring something Futuristic. Items included: Doug’s Curta – mechanical calculator, Jez’s Thermal camera attachment and mini computers, Russ’s VR headset,
Andy also brought some copies of his first book A Little Saw (now available on Amazon in paperback or Kindle).
After a short discussion, the following was agreed:
Bring something foreign